In a wide-ranging television interview, the former vice president also addressed controversies he has faced early in his White House bid.
By John Wagner John Wagner National reporter leading The Post's breaking political news team Email Bio Follow April 30 at 8:44 AM Former vice president Joe Biden said in an interview broadcast Tuesday that Congress would have “no alternative” but to impeach President Trump if his administration seeks to block its investigations of issues raised in the special counsel’s report on Russian election interference.
[Joe Biden’s big test: To overcome the same problems that doomed his first two presidential campaigns] Barr later concluded that there was not sufficient evidence for obstruction of justice. But Biden said in the ABC interview that are “about seven or eight things that are left undone” related to possible obstruction that Congress should pursue.
A Washington Post-ABC poll conducted mostly before Biden’s announcement also suggested there is room for other candidates to grow. It found that over half of Democratic-leaning adults had no preference for the party’s nomination when asked an open-ended question that did not name any candidates, though Biden held a slight edge among those who did.
“I’ve always thought that part of leadership, part of politics was listening to people, hearing them, making them feel comfortable,” Biden told co-anchor Robin Roberts in an interview, which was recorded Monday. “It’s my responsibility to be more sensitive to whether or not someone wants me to reassure them or wants to say hello or wants to show affection toward. And that’s my responsibility.”
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